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Aug. 18, 1925.

G. M. REININGER SIGN Filed July 21, 1924 Patented Aug. 18, 1925 UNITESTATE GUSTAVE M. REININGER, 0F BELLEVUE, KENTUCKY.

SIGN.

Application filed July 21, 1924. Serial No. 727,150.

To all 207mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gus'ravn M. REININGER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Bellevue, in the county ofCampbell and State of Kentucky, have invented new and usefulImprovements in a Sign, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved sign of the type which employs acasing in which illuminating elements are enclosed for the purpose ofprojecting light through translucencies such as letters and othercharacters of white or other colored glass located in each side of thesign casing.

In certain embodiments of this general type of sign the translucent signcharacters on opposite sides of the casing are illuminated by lamp bulbsplaced between them, the casing being otherwise unoccupied. In otherstyles of this type of sign the interior of the casing is divided intotwo compartments by a partition placed parallel with the characterbearing sides, lights being placed on each side of the partition. Inanother the partition is cut out at intervals, to the shape of the lampbulbs employed so as to receive the bulbs in inset position within thepartition, the light projected by each bulb thus being divided betweenopposite sides of the sign.

The style of sign embodiment I have disclosed herein relates to the typeof sign I have just described as having a partition. However an objectof the invention Ihave disclosed herein is to secure greater and moreevenly distributed illumination by making it possible to employ morelamp bulbs without crowding the interior of the sign casing, and withoutcreating any essential increase in the complications of the constructionthereof.

A further object is to produce a sign structure of the type set forth,in which the interior vital features of the sign are rendered easilyaccessible for construction and repair purposes.

A further object is to produce a sign in which the interior elements aregreatly strengthened without increase in cost of production or increasein weight.

These and other objects are attained in the sign described in thefollowing specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a sign embodying the novel features ofmy invention which are diclosed tions thereof.

Fig. 2 is a portion of a partition embodying a feature of my invention.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the partition shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4: is a view similar to Fig. 3, but showing the section taken onthe line H of the partition shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrative of the manner of forming thegeneral type of partition I have disclosed herein.

Fig. 6 is a fragmental perspective view of the form of partition shownin Fig. 1.

In carrying out my invention I employ a casing 7 which carries in itsopposite sides a series of sign characters 8. These characters may be ofthe removable glass letter by broken away portype which is to be foundin many signs. 7

Between these opposite sides of the casing the space is divided by apartition 9 placed midway of the space. This partition is preferably ofsheet metal and is arranged to slide into the casing from one endthrough ways 10 provided therein.

The construction of this partition is the novel feature of theinvention. One sheet of metal may be employed, as shown in Figs. 2, 3and 5, or the partition may consist of a divided sheet which has itssections joined at intervals as shown at 11 by means of bolts throughflanges in the metal. The sheet from which the partition or its sectionsare formed, is so folded as to provide a shelf 12, the fold being madeas illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. In the vertical upwardly and downwardlyextending portions 13 and 1 1 of the partition, I have formed punchedout openings 15 and 16 for the reception of lamp bulbs 17 and theirmounting sockets 18, the shelf 12 being provided for mounting thesockets as shown in Figs. 1 to inclusive, so that the bulbs are heldwith their axes in the plane occupied by the vertical walls of thepartition. Thus one half of each bulb extends to one side of thepartition and the other half to the other side of the partition. Thisaffords equal illumination from each lamp to both sides of thepartition. Be cause the illumination of each lamp is thus divided, Ihave chosen to provide for the additional illumination of each sectionof the sign by mounting lamp sockets and bulbs in inverted positions andaxially opposite the vertically placed sockets and bulbs. This gives anadditional half bulb illumination as may be seen in Figs. 3 4. Furtheradvantage may be seen in the more even distribution of illumination thnsafforded.

Another advantage is attained in the greater ease with Which theelectric wiring may be done especially in as much as the partition maybe slid into or out of position along its mounting Ways after the Wiringhas been accomplished.

Having thus described my invention hat I claim is A sign constructionconsisting of a casing having a partition therein dividing the spacebetween opposite character bearing faces thereof into con'ipartments,said partition consisting of a series of sections corresponding innumber to the number of characters or groups of characters in the signto be formed, each of said sections consisting of a sheet of metal sofolded in zig-zag formation as to produce a shelf of double thicknesshaving one-half the partition located above and one-half below theshelf, each half in single thickness and located centrally of the shelf,each of said partition halves having lamp shaped openings thereinextending from the shelf, and lamps mounted on opposite sites of theshelf and occupying the openings.

In Witness whereof, I affix my signatnie.

GUSTAVE M. REININ

